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Okay, on to you today.

It is my absolute pleasure to bring you this conversation I had with Jerry Colonna. He's a world famous executive coach.

He's the founder of Reboot, and most recently, the author of Reunion, Leadership and the Longing to

Belong. I've admired Jerry for years from afar, so when he accepted my invite, I swooned hard,

as I continued to do throughout this conversation.

I even got some real-time, unexpected coaching, which you'll hear as we chat. If you're feeling at all disconnected these days and you're looking for some inspiration and some tips on how to

take action, then hang here for this one.

Jerry Colonna, executive coach extraordinaire. It is an unbelievable pleasure and honor to

have you joining me on the Modern Mentor podcast. Thank you for being here today.

Oh, thank you for having me. It's really a delight to be here. What took us so long?

That would be me and my fear of reaching out because I have held you in an esteem that is somewhat indescribable. And it's sometimes,

ironically, a lot of what I talk about on this show is taking risks and being bold and having

confidence. And yet here I am.

Three years later, I'm glad I finally took the leap, but it took me too long.

Well, it sounds like it's a perfect time for us to connect. So let's appreciate that.

Absolutely. So, Jerry, I will confess, I have been following you now for some time. I think that I first came to know of you years ago when I was listening to, I think it was called the startup podcast with Alex. And for context, for my listeners, this show, it's an excellent podcast, by the way.

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